#8C32BA#8C32BA

#8C32BA is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 51.1% C 0.207 H 311.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C32BA
RGB	rgb(140, 50, 186)
HSL	hsl(280, 58%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(280, 73%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.7%, 73.1%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.25, 58.93, -54.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.25, 80.44, 317.11°)
OKLab	oklab(51.11% 0.1367 -0.1549)
OKLCH	oklch(51.11% 0.207 311.4)
XYZ	xyz(20.8171, 11.4024, 47.5491)
Luminance	0.1140 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C32BA #60BA32

analogous

#4832BA #8C32BA #BA32A4

triadic

#8C32BA #BA8C32 #32BA8C

tetradic

#8C32BA #BA4832 #60BA32 #32A4BA

square

#8C32BA #BA4832 #60BA32 #32A4BA

split-complementary

#8C32BA #A4BA32 #32BA48

monochromatic

#43185A #68258A #8C32BA #A857D2 #C188DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.40

#8C32BA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.28

#8C32BA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C32BA

6.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C32BA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C32BA	1.00	6.40	3.28	6.40
#FFFFFF	6.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BBE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1C60B7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#865173

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c32ba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 50, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.1% 0.207 311.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b272cf',
    500: '#8c32ba',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c32ba;
$custom-light: #b272cf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c32ba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.706,
    "s": 57.627,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51114,
    "c": 0.20659,
    "h": 311.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11402
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C32BA

secondary

#98C97F

accent

#E1477B

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110814

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C32BA

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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